Dyes & Chemicals

Erca Repositions Sustainable Textile Auxiliary Brand Revecol

Textile Insights December 2, 2023

Erca Textile Chemical Solutions has repositioned its Revecol brand by giving it a new brand identity. Revecol is a sustainable textile auxiliary and is manufactured from used vegetable oils. In the new brand positioning, Revecol is highlighted for circularity, safety, high performance,

Industry

Indian Textile Firms Willing To Purchase Kenya Based Rivatex

Textile Insights December 2, 2023

Indian companies are willing purchase the Kenyan government owned Rivatex East Africa Ltd if the government plans to privatise the textile mill A TV news channel quoted the Indian Deputy High Commisioner in Kenya, Rohit Vadhwana as saying that there are a number of Indian textile companies who have shown interest in buying Rivatex. Set […]

Corporates

RSWM Acquires Mathura Based Textile Mill Of Ginni Filament

Textile Insights December 2, 2023

RSWM Ltd, one of the biggest textile manufacturers in India has signed a binding term sheet with Ginni Filaments Ltd for proposed acquisition of its textile assets in Mathura for Rs 160 crores. The acquisition is expected to be completed within ninety days of execution of term sheet subject to execution of definitive documents and […]

Fibre

Birla Cellulose Top Ranked In Canopy’s Hot Button Report 2023

Textile Insights December 1, 2023

India’s top sustainable cellulose fibre producer, Birla Cellulose has achieved top ranking in Canopy’s Hot Button Report 2023 for its commitment to conserve endangered forests and promote circular solutions. Canopy, an environment focused not-for-profit entity, has released their annual Hot Button Report, which enables fashion brands and retailers to robustly assess

Machinery

ITMA ASIA Successful For 40 Members Of VDMA Textile

Textile Insights December 1, 2023

This year’s edition of ITMA ASIA + CITME proved to be a success for the exhibiting VDMA member companies, with more than 40 VDMA member companies exhibiting their innovative products. Measured by booked square metres, Germany had the largest contingent, among the foreign exhibitors. “Although facing a difficult market situation, this year’s edition of ITMA […]

Export

2024 Vietnamese Textile & Garment Export Target Set At $40bn

Textile Insights December 1, 2023

The Vietnamese textile and garment industry has set a target of exporting textiles and apparels amounting to US $44 billion for the next year. This was informed by Vu Duc Giang, Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) at a press conference. This ambitious target has been set in the background of textile […]

Industry

Textile Exchange’s ETrackit For Tracking Certified Materials

Textile Insights December 1, 2023

Textile Exchange has unveiled the Electronic Trackit, or eTrackit, which will enhance integrity of supply chain traceability, by tracking the volume of materials certified to Textile Exchange standards. eTrackit is part of the organisation’s two-tier traceability offering for materials certified to its standards, working alongside dTrackit (Digital Trackit) and is a first

Policies

Indian Govt Moots Separate HSN Code For Recycled Textiles

Textile Insights December 1, 2023

The Indian Textiles Ministry has started a process to create separate tariff codes also called HSN codes, to keep a record of exports or imports of recycled textiles. Currently, these recycled textiles are exported or imported under the current and relevant HSN codes of textiles like yarns or fabrics, which makes it difficult to track […]

Dyes & Chemicals

Japan Bans PFHxS Use In Water Repellent Textiles & Apparels

Textile Insights December 1, 2023

Japan will ban the manufacturing and consumption of PFHxS (perfluorohexane sulfonic acid), which is an organic fluorine compound (PFAS) used in textiles and apparels. PFHxS is mainly used to manufacture water repellent textiles and clothing and the Japanese Ministry of the Environment has imposed prohibition on imports of PFHxS. In order to regulate use of […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Chinese Fashion Retailer Faces Challenges Before Proposed IPO

Textile Insights November 30, 2023

Singapore headquartered but originally China based fast fashion retailer Shein, has plans to launch an initial public offering next year with listing at the New York stock exchange. But the brand which still has manufacturing facilities in China faces allegations that its products contain cotton from Xinjiang province, a province which is accused of using […]